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No. 709,709. Patented Sept. 23, |902.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orr-Tea SOLOMON HIMMEL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 709,709, datedSeptember 23, 1902.

Application filed April 29, 1902. Serial No. 105,140. {No moclei.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SOLOMON I-IIMMEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Show-Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of showcases.

The object of the invention is to provide a case of such constructionthat in appearance it will closely resemble and possess the advantagesof the so called all glass case, but at the same time will be free ofthe many disadvantages of the all-glass case, which latter is frail andmust be handled with extreme caution, owing to the fact that one plateis secured directly to the other. Another disadvantage of the all-glasscase is that it cannot safely be shipped standing, but must be shippedknocked down, and then put together by experts after reaching itsdestination.

By my improved construction of case the same may be shipped standing, isstrong and durable, and at the same time has the appearance of theall-glass case.

With these and other objects in view the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinalsection through a case looking toward the rear. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveView of a corner-joint. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metallicchannels at one corner. Fig. 4 is a modification illustrating a woodencorner-post and metallic top channels.

In the drawings the base A and bottom a of the case may be constructedin any of the various well-known ways, and in the present instance thecase is provided with metallic strips or corner-posts I), provided onone side with channels 0, which are of a size to receive the edge of thefront glass plate d, and the opposite side of said strip is providedwith a fiat surface 0. These channel-posts are provided between theirends with dovetailed grooves c and e, the grooves e being situated onthe inner side f of said post, while the groove 6 has position on theflat side adjoining said inner side f, so that the grooves e haveposition at right angles to the flush with the inner surface of saidglass plates. The extreme projecting ends of each of said tangs areprovided with a head 71/, and a hole h in each head is provided for thereception of a bolt or rivet 7L2.

The lower ends of the posts I) in the present instance are turned inwardto form a flange or foot 1', which rests on the bottom of the case andis secured thereto by a screw. The construction thus far describedexplains the securing together of the vertical plates to thecorner-posts and the base, and this construction is equally applicableto fasten ing the top plate, except in a few particulars.

By reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that in addition to the verticalchannel-posts Z) horizontal top channel-strips 7t and 7c are provided.In the present instance the channel-strip It has position at the frontof the case and takes over the top edge of the frontvertical plate d. Ateach end the vertical wall of said channel is notched or cut away at lto fit over the top of the channelpost I) and the extreme end of saidtop channel 7c is chamfered. The ends of the channels 7e are alsochamfered, and these ends fit against the chamfered ends of the channel7t: and together make a flush right-angle joint. The top channels k 7.."are each provided with tangs g and g, the former projecting downwardlyin a vertical direction and taking against the inside surface of thefront plate 01, and the latter tang, g, projecting horizontally andbeing flush with the bottom surface of the top plate j and secured, aspreviously described.

In order to make a tight dust-proof joint between each of the channelsand the flat surface of the glass plates, I provide a strip ofcompressible packing m, such as felt or other suitable material, whichis put into position before the plates are secured together and arecompressed when the bolts 7b2 are tightened.

The modification illustrated in Fig. Ishows a case having woodencorner-posts and top metallic channels connecting same. In thisconstruction the top metallic channels it are provided with but one setof tangs g, and

the top plate is secnredin place by screws at each corner which passthrough said plate into the corner-posts. By this construction I amenabled to use a cheap grade of glass, such as double thick, for thefront and end plates, which at the present time cannot be used in allglass cases,for the reason that such double-thick glass is extremelybrittle and cannot be drilled; but by means of my improved channelsdouble-thick glass can be used for the front and ends at agreatly-reduced cost in manufacture without detracting from theappearance of the case. In this construction the top plate 0 isplate-glass.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a glass show-case the combination of two glass plates; a striphaving a channel at one side and a flat surface at the opposite.

side, said channel receiving the edge of one plate and the opposite fiatsurface of said strip abutting against the inner side surverticalplates, and said strips providcd with tangs flush With and projectingfrom the said flat surface and contacting with the bottom surface of thetop plate, and means for securing said top plate to said tangs.

3. In aglass show-case the combination of two glass plates; a metalstrip having a channel and a flatsurface opposite said channel, thechannel of said strip receiving the entire edge of one glass plate andthe flat surface of said strip abutting against the side surface of anadjoining glass plate and two sets of tangs projecting from said metalstrip at an angle with respect to each other, one set of tangs extendingparallel and flush with one plate and the other set of tangs extendingparallel and flush with the other plate.

4. In a glass show-case the combination of two glass plates; a striphaving a channel at one side and a flatsurface at the opposite side,said flat-surfaced side also being provided with one or more dovetailedgrooves; a dovetailed tang fitted in each of said grooves and projectinglaterally therefrom whereby the channel of said strip Will receive theedge of one plate and the flat surface and tangs of said strip will abutagainst the side surface of the adjoining plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

SOLOMON I-IIMMEL.

